Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Corella (74CX) |
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Cruise identifier | 12/72 |
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Cruise period | 1972-08-30 — 1972-09-12 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To carry out a tin tow net survey for herring larvae in the vicinity of the Orkney and Shetland Islands, as part of an international survey of the abundance and distribution of autumn-spawned herring larvae in the North Sea.
2. To release surface and seabed drifters at selected stations within the main areas of herring larval distribution.
3. If time permits, to obtain samples of adult herring from various localities off the north Scottish coasts. |
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Chief scientist | R J Wood (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.15 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Norwegian Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Quantity: number of deployments = 1000 Description: including 500 bottom;40 stations |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of deployments = 102 Description: standard lowestoft 20inch high speed plankton sampler |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 4 Description: dutch herring trawl |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 4 Description: dutch herring trawl |